Photos: Gray throws six no-hit innings as Cardinals sweep Giants 5-3
Photos: Gray throws six no-hit innings as Cardinals sweep Giants 5-3
Sonny Gray threw six innings of no-hit baseball before giving up one hit, a home run in the seventh as the St. Louis Cardinals swept the San Francisco Giants with a 5-3 win at Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray works the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
Cardinals catcher Pedro Pages greets pitcher Sonny Gray as Gray leaves the game after allowing just one baserunner, on a home run hit by San Francisco's Patrick Bailey, in seven innings of work on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Busch Stadium.
Cardinals pitching coach Dusty Blake offers a hug to starting pitcher Sonny Gray after Gray finished the seventh inning, only giving up one hit — a home run by the Giants' Patrick Bailey — at Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
St. Louis Cardinals Brandon Crawford doubles on a line drive in the eighth inning to score Dylan Carlson against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
St. Louis Cardinals players line up for the singing of the national anthem before playing the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Brandon Crawford reaches the bag first to get out San Francisco Giants runner WIlmer Flores in the eighth inning at Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 2024. The play was challenged but upheld by officials.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Andrew Kittredge resets after giving up a ground rule double to San Francisco Giants Wilmer Flores to score Matt Chapman in the eighth inning at Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
The Cardinals’ Brendan Donovan celebrates after doubling in a run in the first inning of a game against the Giants on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals’ Masyn WInn strikes out to end the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
A St. Louis Cardinals trainer offers hydration to players in the dugout during a game against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
St. Louis Cardinals Dylan Carlson doubles on a line drive in the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Brandon Crawford sets for the pitch as Cardinals fans abandon the sunny seats during a game against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
The Cardinals' Ryan Helsley pitches in the ninth inning of a game against San Francisco on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Busch Stadium. He retired the side in order, striking out two, to record a save in his club's 5-3 victory.
The Cardinals’ Ryan Helsley celebrates after recording a save in his team’s 5-3 victory over San Francisco on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at Busch Stadium.
Robert Cohen
Staff Photographer
The Cardinals completed a series sweep over the Giants on Sunday with help from seven one-run innings from Sonny Gray and a quick-thinking play from Brandon Crawford.
Cardinals ace Sonny Gray carried a perfect game through 6⅔ innings on Sunday against the Giants before it was broken up on a solo home run in the seventh.
St. Louis Cardinals rookie catcher Pedro Pages shared insight to Sonny Gray's masterful outing on Sunday at Busch Stadium against San Francisco.
Facing off against the team he spent his first 13 seasons with, Brandon Crawford came through with a key defensive play and his first hit at Busch Stadium as a Cardinal in St. Louis' 5-3 win Saturday.
